How to Use throw up in a Sentence

throw up

verb
  • Eaves throws up some Ls at that one.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
  • That is a lot of names to throw up on a screen and say what about them?
    — Katherine Schaffstall, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 June 2018
  • Some looked stunned, others threw up their hands or clapped.
    — Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
  • Had a guy throw up right in front of my well on the other side of the bar.
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 3 July 2018
  • Hence the need to throw up, to rid the stomach of any toxins.
    — The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018
  • But sometimes, a coach has to throw up has hands and cry uncle.
    — Peter Dawson, star-telegram, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Now, may the best team win (and may their fans not throw up in the parking lot).
    — Paula Forbes, GQ, 4 Feb. 2018
  • Sometimes football throws up these bizarre twists of fate.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • This wasn’t the moment to throw up our hands in defeat, though.
    — Emily Farra, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2020
  • In one footnote, Lewis seems to throw up his hands at the prospect.
    — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • But the worst thing parents can do is throw up their hands and ignore it.
    — Katia Riddle, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The skinny on why cats throw up, and when you should be concerned.
    — Jane Sykes, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Your Airbnb guests throw up in someone else’s hot tub, then run away.
    — Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024
  • There was the crazy stomach bug that left her throwing up on the golf course.
    — Beth Ann Nichols, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2020
  • No one wants to be the guy who throws up on the hour-long media shuttle.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Friedland says, throwing up his hands.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
  • One of them, Trevor, has to get up in the middle of the meal to throw up.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 May 2025
  • Others, though, throw up their hands and just pay to get the whole thing done and out of their hair.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Some entrepreneurs look at North Beach and throw up their hands.
    — Shwanika Narayan, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 June 2019
  • But, lovers of the outdoors and long days don’t have to throw up their arms in defeat.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • These adjectives threw up a big tent, and much of the world crowded in.
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Marcus Smart, who missed nine of 13 shots, threw up a brick.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
  • Bochy said there were some pitches thrown up in the zone to Goldschmidt.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2018
  • So maybe that’s worth something when the ball is thrown up Thursday.
    — Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Both made kissy faces and Kardashian threw up a peace sign for the shot.
    — Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
  • Burd was hesitant and felt like throwing up.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Over and over again, Waddell would go to the bathroom and throw up at the same time.
    — Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 22 June 2021
  • All were alive and just one of the 16 beetles thrown up survived at least two weeks.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 21 Feb. 2018
  • At the same time, the Texas head softball coach wanted to throw up in his as well.
    — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Nope, not just soccer matches thrown up on TV sets above a bar.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026

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